AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoLebanon Escalation: Lebanon’s health ministry accuses the IDF of deliberately targeting medics in May 11 strikes, killing 51 people in raids on health sites in Qalawiya and Tibnin—coming even as a US-brokered ceasefire was supposed to hold. Gulf Security Drift: Saudi Arabia is reported to have carried out unpublicised, retaliatory strikes on Iran in late March, underscoring how the Iran war is widening beyond formal battle lines. Hormuz Diplomacy vs. Reality: Iran and Oman met in Oman on Strait of Hormuz arrangements, while China urged Pakistan to intensify mediation to reopen Hormuz; meanwhile, Iraq and Pakistan are already striking side deals with Tehran to keep oil and LNG moving. US-Iran Talks in Trouble: Trump says the ceasefire is on “life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal, and he heads to China as the Strait’s pressure keeps rising. Regional Military Posture: Pakistan’s defence minister hints Qatar and Türkiye could expand a Saudi-Pakistan pact into a broader security framework. Energy Shock Spreads: Fuel and shipping stress is rippling from Asia’s rooftop solar boom to airline cuts and even Japan’s black-and-white snack packaging. Israel and Politics Abroad: Israel qualified for Eurovision’s final amid chants of “stop the genocide,” while Israel’s Knesset passed a special tribunal law tied to Oct. 7.
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